---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Uh-Oh... Thanks for letting me know. Just found out my host is having=20 problems with their servers, and solution is not yet identified. Sorry for= =20 any inconvenience. Please try again later. Steve On 8/12/05, Andrew and Rebeca Anderson <anrebe@sbcglobal.net> wrote:=20 >=20 > Steve, > Your website didn't come up with the link. >=20 > Andrew=20 > At 12:44 PM 8/12/2005, you wrote: >=20 > Andrew, you might consider the SuperTube (www.fujanproducts.com<http://ww= w.fujanproducts.com/>)=20 > if you have noticed the need for a stiffer hammer. My theory is that most= =20 > people go shorter in search of stiffness.=20 > Nancy, the tubular shaft allows you many different gripping techniques.= =20 > Seems to me if you find a technique that works for you, that is the right= =20 > one. > I hope this helps -- Steve Fujan >=20 >=20 > On 8/12/05, *Andrew and Rebeca Anderson* <anrebe@sbcglobal.net> wrote:=20 > I change my grip depending on what kind of pinbock situation I'm up=20 > against. I've just started trying out the ball end Schaff sells to slide = on=20 > the end of their hammers. It is quite helpful. I use it with a 20 degree= =20 > head and a short tip. Now I need a shorter and much stiffer hammer.=20 >=20 > Andrew=20 >=20 > At 10:58 AM 8/12/2005, you wrote: >=20 > Hi. > =20 > =20 > I'm wondering how you all grip your tuning hammers. Do you think the grip= =20 > is crucial or is more about the technique you use to move the hammer? Whe= n=20 > tuning for PTG exam, is there a particular grip that the examiner is look= ing=20 > for or if you do an acceptable tuning, is that all that matters? I seem t= o=20 > be having difficulty trying to determine the best way to grip the hammer= =20 > comfortably on certain kinds of pianos and control the amount of movement= .=20 > Do you usually stick to the same technique or do you find you have to adj= ust=20 > according to the type of piano you are tuning? By the way, I use a Shaff= =20 > compact extendable hammer. I do have the book "Different Strokes" which= =20 > offers a lot of suggestions but I'm curious about what you all do and hop= e=20 > that you might have some dialogue re: this.=20 > =20 > thanks, nancy >=20 >=20 > Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page=20 > <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=3D34442/*http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs> >=20 >=20 >=20 > ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/67/f2/ec/1e/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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